The Comets		Melbourne Mongrels
Comet22	Tactics	Piggyback-l
47%	Possession	53%
48%	Play in the half	52%
15	Shots	16
3	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
10	Offsides	1
61.1	average mark	56.1
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
excellent	Passing	very good
excellent	Defending	excellent

1 minute.
Greenwood plays the ball through. Panopoulos approaches the ball. Panopoulos passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Renaud takes over possession. Renaud passes, it`s a high ball.
Missed by few inches.

4 minute.
Leijer plays the ball through. Renaud takes over possession. Renaud makes a sublime pass. Greenwood takes over possession. Greenwood has a fantastic effort at goal. Maseko miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

6 minute.
Buonavoglia makes a sublime pass. Zinzone makes a sublime pass. Lebas makes a sublime pass. Apolinarski takes over possession. Apolinarski shoots. Mihalcea palms the ball clear.
Missed by few inches.

7 minute.
Zinzone plays the ball off with his head. Dastey approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul McLaren is guilty of misconduct. McLaren is cautioned. Dastey got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted. Zinzone is likely to take the free-kick. Stefanutto tries to claim a difficult ball. The assistant referee points to the corner. Zinzone approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Apolinarski makes a diving header.
It was close.

18 minute.
Van Gisbergen just manages to reach the ball first. Van Gisbergen centers. Panopoulos just manages to reach the ball first. Panopoulos shoots. Maseko hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 1:0

21 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Tong comes on to the pitch. Zillman comes on to the pitch.

24 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Greenwood is off-side. Groom quickly takes the free-kick. Zillman plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Forrest, having a little trouble catching the ball. Forrest takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 1:1

30 minute.
Lebas has problems with catching the ball. Lebas lobs the ball high into the air. Gillard ineptly catches the ball. Zillman just manages to reach the ball first. Zillman takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

42 minute.
Lebas passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Apolinarski approaches the ball. The assistant referee points to the corner. Lebas takes the corner. Zillman makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 1:2

43 minute.
Krushkov wins the ball from behind. Forrest fouls. Krushkov was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Stefanutto approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Renaud plays the ball off with his head. Greenwood takes over possession. Greenwood takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 2:2

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: The Comets 52%, Melbourne Mongrels 48%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 2:2

47 minute.
Zinzone tries to trap the ball. Renaud just manages to reach the ball first. Renaud makes a sublime pass. Greenwood takes over possession. Greenwood shoots. Post!
It was close.

48 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Maseko kicks the ball away from the goal. Forrest approaches the ball. Forrest takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

51 minute.
Zillman centers. Landulfo plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Krushkov, having a little trouble catching the ball. Forrest cleverly intercepts the pass. Forrest takes a swing and hits it... Mihalcea palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

63 minute.
Offside. Renaud caught by the offside trap. Filip comes on to the pitch. Rose comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
Scuderi wins the ball from behind. Scuderi centers. Renaud just manages to reach the ball first. Renaud makes an instep pass. Buonavoglia wins the ball from behind. Maseko tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Panopoulos just manages to reach the ball first. Panopoulos takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 3:2

70 minute.
Scuderi throws the ball in. Renaud passes, it`s a high ball. Rose plays the ball off with his head. Panopoulos takes over possession. Panopoulos has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
What a tremendous chance!

72 minute.
Throw-in. Tome comes on to the pitch.

74 minute.
Stefanutto plays the ball through. Krushkov approaches the ball. Lebas fouls. Krushkov is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

75 minute.
Filip lobs the ball high into the air. Lebas approaches the ball. Lebas makes an instep pass. Forrest just manages to reach the ball first. Forrest takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
Missed by few inches.

77 minute.
Lebas approaches the ball. Lebas makes an instep pass. Zinzone makes a sublime pass. Zillman approaches the ball. Zillman shoots.
Missed by few inches.

78 minute.
Zinzone, swiftly takes the throw-in. Zillman approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Leijer is guilty of misconduct. Zillman is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Zillman is unable to continue playing. Naven comes on to the pitch.

83 minute.
Renaud lobs the ball high into the air. Van Gisbergen approaches the ball. Panopoulos wins the ball from behind. Panopoulos shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 4:2

87 minute.
Renaud takes over possession. Renaud passes, it`s a high ball. following a swift pass, Buonavoglia attempts to control the ball. Panopoulos approaches the ball. Panopoulos shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

90 minute.
Filip makes a sublime pass. Renaud approaches the ball. Renaud makes an instep pass. Rose just manages to reach the ball first. Rose shoots. Maseko miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: The Comets 45%, Melbourne Mongrels 55%.
The Comets - Melbourne Mongrels 4:2